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On the Computation of Multiphase Flows

Richard T. Lahey, Jr.

Nuclear Technology / Volume 167 / Number 1 / July 2009 / Pages 29-45

Technical Paper / NURETH-12 / Thermal Hydraulics / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT167-29

This paper presents an assessment of various models that can be used for the multidimensional analysis of single and multiphase flows in nuclear reactor systems. In particular, a model appropriate for the direct numerical simulation of single and multiphase flows and a three-dimensional, turbulent, four-field, two-fluid computational multiphase fluid dynamic model are discussed.